Search of Sighthill Cemetery, Glasgow

[daval57]

I've not been yet.  Waiting for the weather to get a bit better but I do still intend to go.
If you contact the Glasgow Cemeteries they will charge you a substantial amount for a search so don't do that yet.
I've sent you a PM with a note of my email address.
Email me as much info as you can - names, dates of birth and death where you have them.  Parents, childrens and spouses names where you have them might also help identify the correct graves.

As for the tradition of the collection, that's a new one on me.  Interesting. 

Dave

[murray61]

The Glasgow Cemeteries department only charge for a search if a search is needed.

I went to them with a name and date of death and they found the lair number while I waited, for no charge.

They recommended that I arrange to meet the keeper on site - he will guide me to the lair, at no charge. 

They also told me that the grave was in "common ground" where there will not be a headstone.

[pancho]

Dave Hello mate
re your Sighthill search i contacted Trongate too searching for John Slowey my GGG Grandfather
they have checked lambhill and St Kentigerns without success so I guess Sighthill is the next best thing
as he died on the north side of the river (Argyle Street to be exact)

[daval57]

Slowey on my list Pancho.
Will let you know when I'm going.

[pancho]

Good Man Dav Happy hunting

[GallowayLass]

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Hi murray61,

For your free information from the cemeteries people, did you actually know the cemetery your folks were in or are the indexes collated and searchable by name and/or death date?

The reason I ask is that I have a got half a dozen actual death dates but no idea of the cemetery except for one of them.

Do you think I could get the plot info over the phone or is that the kind of thing they charge for?

Oh and also! are all the cemeteries in Glasgow covered by the one office?

Thanks. 

[murray61]

Dear GallowayLass,

Yes, I did know that the burial was in Sighthill.

The clerk went into a back office, and I assume that she looked it up in the original register.

If you don't know which cemetery then I suspect that you will be charged for a search.

Trongate is the office for all of the cemeteries administered by Glasgow Council.
Take a look at their web site at http://www.glasgow.gov.uk/en/Residents/BirthDeathMarriage_Citizenship/Death/Burialgrounds/

If you are looking for a pre-1855 burial then the National Burial Index project at the Glasgow & West of Scotland FHS would be worth a try.

Good luck

Murray

[Rena]

  ♫♪♪♪♫♫    ♪♫♫♪♪♪  Just wondering if I could whistle up a

photo of Sighthill Cemetery   

Rena 

[daval57]

Jings, is it really as long ago as October that I started this thread.

Sorry guys, I've had other things on my plate and visiting cemeteries and the like became a lower priority for me.

Will make a point of going soon.  If this good weather holds up I might take a wee visit on Monday or Tuesday.

I still have all original emails and notes of names.

Dave